Post on 17-Jul-2015
National Development -panel10:30-11:30April 15, 2015
Lynne Gallagher,President, Telecom/Telematique, Inc.
ICT Enables National Development
ICT Ecosystem for a Smart Country Strategy Transforming to a Networked Society Guide for Policy Makers to build ICT
Ecosystem and lead Transformation strategy to Networked Society
Lead institutional and socio-technical economic change
Policy framework to diffuse technology ICT Interactive Infrastructure, ecosystem Integrate e-Gov, finance, health,
education, transport, energy Network connects + data driven innovation
for society, business
Envisioning PossibilitiesAddressing risks
Networked Society, Smart economy
Unmet expectations Resisting change Wasting resources Increasing inequalities Risking jobs and skills Privacy, cyber security
Common Strategic Pitfalls
Silo, ad-hoc interventions via pilots & components. Do not scale, sustain. Fragmented ecosystem.
Centralized, top-down, supply-driven, rigid sector plan.
Disconnect between top & down.
Disconnect between ICT & development & sector strategies
Regulatory Framework
ICT + Sector– finance, education, health, transport, energy, e-gov
Access, interoperable, secure, private, content, usage, skills
M-Pesa and IFMISCloud SchoolsITS
Smart Grid Distributed RE
Policy Makers Guide
Networked Society Strategy
Education and Finance; e-Gov
T/TI Team– Lishan Adam, Nagy Hanna, Vitek JanowoskiBuild Interactive Infrastucture